I love #1 and that cute little girl! Please post picture of your kitchen when the cabinets are installed since I want to see Polar White inset cabinets in another kitchen and not just the show room. I only saw one other poster with the Polar white. I still have not given up yet on the Shiloh Inset Cabinets that I love and if I can save enough for them, then I am not sure between the Polar White and the Soft White. In the showroom the Polar White seemed to be a touch darker than BM Cloud White. In pictures, it seems to white. I loved it in the show room.

Thanks for the update, glad to hear you are liking it. Now as to grout - that's another decision. Using double-sided sticky tape, adhere leftover tile pieces to a smallish piece of plywood (or other - shouldn't be flexible). You want a smaller piece, so it can fit under your uppers and rest on the countertop. Then, mix up a small batch of your grout choice and slap on to your sample board per directions. Clean up and wait a day to let the grout color dry, then see how you like the effect. Take pictures of it in place, then chip off the pieces of tile (hammer and screwdriver) (very easy), and repeat with next grout sample if desired. If you have enough left over tile, do multiple at the same time. To give you an idea, here are some I did recently. These were just grouted.

Am also having this internal argument with myself on making right choice for cabinets/countertops. Going with a painted soft gray shaker style cabinets for perimeter and a darker wood stain for island. Originally wanted white quartz but we liked fantasy brown when we went to go pick out the countertops. Nervous this combo will be too gray and murky but don't want white cabinets...Painting walls white and white subway tile to brighten as well as going with a light wood floor. Thinking about keeping the fantasy brown for island but doing the white quartz on perimeter instead....love earthy tones and a natural stone so FB is beautiful but don't want to over do the gray...anyone have pics of the gray/FB combo all done?

Thank you very much for the advice. I like Fantasy Brown a lot. I am not sure if it would work in my counter with the seam at the corner. It seems like pieces of Oyster White or Lennon are easier to join together discretely. Also, with the small appliances on the counter - microwave, toaster, coffee maker and kettle - I am not sure how much granite flow I will be able to see at a time. Is Oyster White look too simple in your opinion? What backsplash do you suggest to make it more visually interesting? What color of the floor tile is the best? My kitchen opens to the hallway/living room with red oak floor. I prefer not to have hardwood in the kitchen.